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Section : 27 Requests for information
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified

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  1. (v) without family responsibilities; Sex Discrimination Act 1984 40 Compilation date: 14/10/2024 as the case requires, would not be requested or required to provide the information in circumstances that are the same or not materially different. Example: Under section 14 of Division 1, it is unlawful to determine not to offer employment to a woman because she is pregnant or might become pregnant. Under this section, it is therefore also unlawful to ask a woman during a job interview whether she is pregnant or intends to become pregnant if that information is requested in connection with determining whether to offer her employment.
  • (2) Nothing in subsection (1) renders it unlawful for a person to request or require:
  1. (a) a person of a particular sex to provide information concerning such part of the last-mentioned person's medical history as relates to medical conditions that affect persons of that sex only; or
  2. (b) a person who is pregnant to provide medical information concerning the pregnancy. Note:

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